A British soldier has been shot dead by an individual wearing an Afghan army uniform, the Ministry of Defence said.
The incident was an "insider attack" at Patrol Base Shawqat in the Nad-e Ali area of Helmand province, the MoD said. The soldier's family has been informed.
The soldier was serving with The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
A total of 438 members of the UK military have died in Afghanistan since operations started in 2001.
More than 60 soldiers serving with the Nato coalition have been killed so far this year by their Afghan colleagues in so-called "green on blue" attacks.
And this latest incident means the number of British servicemen killed by Afghan soldiers or police stands at 12 this year, compared with one in 2011, three in 2010, and five in 2009.
The incidents have prompted questions about security in Afghanistan after 2014, when responsibility is due to be handed over to local military.
But the Afghan government and Nato have put a number of measures in place to try to stop these attacks, including the deployment of hundreds of Afghan intelligence officers to monitor the behaviour of soldiers and recruits.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Laurence Roche, said: "This is incredibly sad news for the Battalion and everyone serving in Task Force Helmand.
"As we mark Remembrance this weekend, our thoughts now turn to the soldier's family and friends whose loss is so much greater than ours".
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